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Business Development Executive – Not for Profit

A leading accountancy firm based in the city is looking for an experienced Business Development Executive to join their team. This role reports into the Head of Business Development.

The Responsibilities:

Lead on all NFP and pensions sector driven marketing and BD activity nationally

Develop and deliver the national sector plan, checking progress against plan regularly, and ensuring delivery within budget and adequate ROI

Undertake research to identify sector targets and support business development activity

Develop issues driven campaigns, working with all service lines and sector groups and drive lead generation

Actively network and generate business leads

Attend introductory and scoping meetings with prospects

Be a consultant on high value and strategically important sector bids, and understand the sector’s bidding activity to influence success rates

Develop and maintain materials to support business development, such as up to date sector information, testimonials and credentials and act as central point for collating innovative ideas and driving best practice

Manage and advise on the use of data to ensure high quality sector data for targeting

Deliver high quality, effective internal communication, including intranet content, within and on behalf of the sector

Ensure appropriate campaign reporting is provided to regional teams to allow for effective follow up

Meet with key sector clients for scoping further work and review purposes, linking with Client Experience.

Liaise and follow up with the national PR team to ensure adequate, timely and appropriate sector PR coverage

Assist with national and regional marketing and business development projects as required

The Candidate:

Degree educated or equivalent

Previous legal or accountancy experience

At least 3 years’ experience within in Business Development

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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